I am doing a first level renovation for a client. He and his wife are very “artsy” and they like a minimalist decor and design.
We are sheetrocking over a cement block foundation. The floor is a cement slab. We are going to polish and seal the cement and use that as the finished floor.
He has told me that he has seen sheetrocked walls where the sheetrock is installed over 3/4 lathing strips and run down to within an inch and a half or two inches of the floor. There would be no base molding installed and it gives the appearence that the walls are floating over the floor since a reveal is created by the lathing strips. (I hope I am describing this well enough for everyone to understand).
My question is…..how do you finish off the bottom edge of the drywall so it is clean and neat. I dont want to put any of those crummy plastic edges over them as I think they look cheap. Iis there any way to clean up the exposed bottom edge while giving it strenth to prevent chipping, breakage, etc.?
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Brian…..Bayview Renovation
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Metal J- channel, then finish.
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There used to be metal L bead available. I did one of those style things only they were "floating" panels. 4x8's on a 10' wall. Used the metal L and it looked good.
There is Plastic "L" bead, if you think it would be ok that close to the wall. It would still be a good idea to flat mud that beveled joint on the edge of the sheet b/4 adhesive'ing that plastic L. Make the sheet flat so all edges are in the same plane.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
Another detail you could use is to paint the bottom block before you lath and hang the board with black to make the floating effect more drastic.
I don't know, I'm a man from the 60's, that just might set me off.
I'd better ask andy about that.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
Edited 3/25/2005 7:38 pm ET by calvin
Dramatic, hopefully not drastic :-).
If the bottom of the panel is above the top of the bottom plate, any issue with the code regarding fire spread?
the one I did there was a fully taped wall behind this floating ####, so no code issue there. A good point however if creeping above the bottom plate, tho I imagine that wouldn't be the design anyone would try to achieve.........unless an informational showing of wall framing. (insert immodium here)Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
We use a plastic L bead that is called Zip-Bead, I think. It is perforated on long nailing leg, which goes over the face of the board. It is alittle T shaped , with the short leg of the L installing over the edge of the board. A very small piece sticks out into the room, slightly from the bead part.
You finish it like half of an inside corner and corner bead. Applying mud to the bead and run the knife agianst the little projecting edge. When you are finished, go back and tare off the little edge. It is designed to be zipped off.
Leaves a nice clean, finished edge, and none of the L-bead is exposed. The stuff is great in this application, and running dw up agianst a finished drop ceiling. We use it all the time in office reconfigurations at work.
Dave
yes, regional nomenclature, here-tearaway "L" Very good when mudding up against objects. Hard to store. You lay a stick of that on the floor, guarantee someone will step on it and prematurely bust the bead.Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
Lay it up on the baker scaffold. It'll sag just enough at each end to make every duck going around, or get slapped up side the head with it <g>
Dave
you're the one that put that #### up there?Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
Quittin' Time
With a modernist/minimalist design I would use either a stainless or brushed nickel J-channel. what are the window and door casings like? You may want to play off of those elements instead of trying to reinvent the wheel.
Jim
Durabond will cover metal J and it's a good choice here since it will stand up to the inevitable bumps
J-bead.
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